Koei's latest massive beat 'em up—known as Hokuto Musou in Japan, simply Fist of the North Star for the West—will get a little something extra when it comes westward: the extreme violence that we so desperately need.

While the newly released Fist of the North Star game with Dynasty Warriors mechanics is already bursting with blood and guts, the liquefying of internal organs and the sprays of bodily fluids may get an overhaul for European and North American consumers, according to the game's producer Hisashi Koinuma.

"There won't be any gameplay changes," Koinuma tells 4gamer.net, by way of Andriasang, "However, for overseas fans, we'll probably adjust the expressions of violence so that it's more extreme."